Renting With Pets

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# Pets help people be more sociable. People out walking their dogs have a greater tendency to socialize with passersby; their pets give them security and provide a ready-made topic for conversation. Even among families and friends, pets provide a focus of conversation and activity.

# Pets stimulate exercise. Pets promote vitality through active exercise - such as brisk walking and outdoor games - or therapy for disabled hands through regular grooming of pets.

# Pets comfort with touch. The gentle stroking of a pet can reduce stress and lower blood pressure and, when combined with quiet talk, create a feeling of relaxation, intimacy, and closeness.

Hoping to reducerepparttar number of animals unnecessarily put to sleep,repparttar 110469 Humane Society attempts to bridgerepparttar 110470 gap between reluctant landlords and pet lovers by addressingrepparttar 110471 needs and concerns of both parties. Visitrepparttar 110472 HSUS web site at: http://www.rentwithpets.org/

Also See: # Moving Your Pet # Pet Policies: Pleading Your Case Successfully # Are Your Pets Soiling Your Chances of Selling Your Home?



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Pet Predicaments

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Some finicky pets are so problematic when it comes to housebreaking that they constantly find new, out-of-the-way places to leave accidents. Their owners find them weeks later when it's too late. Other pets routinely leave their messes inrepparttar same spot, regardless of how much scolding their owners give them. If you're facing either one of these scenarios, it's probably time to call a professional. If you're lucky, a carpet cleaning company may be able to restorerepparttar 110468 color to your faded patches of carpeting, and disinfectrepparttar 110469 affected areas.

If you're not so lucky, evenrepparttar 110470 pros won't be able to restore your carpet to its pre-pet condition, and you'll be facingrepparttar 110471 expensive proposition of replacing your carpet. The fact is that once those "accidents" make their way down torepparttar 110472 padding of your carpeting, there's not much you can do. And whenrepparttar 110473 summer months arrive, you'll constantly be reminded of their presence. Of course, it goes without saying that it's also time to consider sending your pet to a housetraining school (if your cat is a perpetrator, you might be out of luck, short of an unconventional kitty training video or book) or even finding him or her a new place to live. You may want to contact your vet, as well, to see if something in your pet's diet is causing a proliferation of accidents. If your lifestyle has experienced any upheaval lately -- for example,repparttar 110474 departure of a child to college, a move,repparttar 110475 arrival a new baby or a spouse -- that could berepparttar 110476 problem. Animals are extraordinarily sensitive creatures. Evenrepparttar 110477 most housebroken, model pets can fall into regression if they're facing a stressful event.

If you do, indeed, replace your carpet, it's time to regroup. Do you want to shell out thousands of dollars for brand-new carpeting, only to have it destroyed again by your pet? Many training centers have excellent success rates with their four-legged students. Although pets are considered family members,repparttar 110478 expense of replacing your carpeting isn't something you want to experience twice. Your best bet is to meet with your vet before you empty your wallet for new carpeting or place an ad inrepparttar 110479 newspaper to give away your pet. Your vet is your best resource for making sure you've tried everything possible to correctrepparttar 110480 problem. Only then is it time to take drastic measures. In more than a few cases, pet owners have pinpointedrepparttar 110481 problems leading to their pets' accidents, and they've had to replace their carpeting only once -- and without saying goodbye to their four-legged family members.



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